Mop



May 12, 1925. 1,537,309

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Patented May 12, 1925.

UNITED STATES 1,537,309 PATENT oFFicE.

CLYDE NELSON JUSTICE, OF GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA, ASSIGNOR TO JUSTICE MANUFACTURING COMPANY, A CORPORATION 0'11"k NORTH CAROLINA.

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Application led February 71924. Serial No. 691,267;

To all whom if may concern: y p

Be it known that I, CLYDE N. JUSTICE, a citizen of the United States, residing. at Greensboro, in the county of Guilford and State of North Carolina, have invented ceitainy new and useful Improvements in Mops, of which-the following is a specification.

This invention relates vto an improvement in inops of the type particularly adapted for dusting or polishingfioors, or other surfaces.

To that end the invention contemplatesV a simple and practical construction providing a strong and rigid mop frame 'which is adapted to carry plurality of circular r thrums which are firmly and effective-lyjheld in position to form avery full' or superabundant mop-body. 'A

A further object of the invention is to provide a frame having'l novel means for attaching the mop body to the head of the mop-stick. n l j With the above and other objects in view .which will more readily appear as thenature of the invention iS better understood, the saineiconsists in th'enovel construction, combination and arrangement ofparts, hereinafter more fully described, illustratediand claimed. Y f f A preferred andrpractical embodiment of the invention is shown in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure l is a perspective view of the iinproved mop.

Figure 2 is a perspective view 4of the inop` frame illustrating the manner iii `which the circular strands are held in place. i

Similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the severalv figures of the drawings.

In carrying the invention into effect it is proposed to provide a construction which is primarily intended for use as a dry mop. That is, a mop used for dusting and polishing purposes as distinguished from a wet mop which is usually used'in washing and scrubbing, instead of the lighter operation of removing dust, lint and the like from the :floor surface. In that connection it is de sirable to provide a mop having a rathersubstaiitial and strong frame and which is capable of carrying a super-abundant quantity of thrunis so as to give an adequate cushioning effect to the mop and prevent scratching of floors, furniture and the like.

faces. Avery niuch reduced iii number simply to il- 'lustrate the manner in which they become Accordingly, the present invention pro-L posesto employ -a main frame designated mop material M and which consists of a plurality of circular fabric thruins 2, the same being locked to the frain'e in the inanner shown in Figure 2 in such a way as to firmly and securely hold them in place.

The manner of making theinop body in n general which consists of the frame l and the thruins. 2, is one of the important and distinctive features of the present invention. That is to say, the thruins 2 which v`are circular pieces or yloopsof fabric, usually a waste product of hosiery and like knitting f mills, are placed betweentwo strands of wire 3 and 4 and crowded thereon in numbers,

vthereby providing super-,abundant quantity of circular Strands between the wires 3 and 4. Then the wires 3 and t are rtwisted in the manner shown in Figure 2 the said circular loop-like thrums 2 become firmly locked in place and completely encircle and encase the frame consisting of the wires 3 andt as shown in Figure l. y

It will therefore be apparent that by placing a super-abundant quantity of the circu lar thruins between the wires' and t they will loosely fall over and about, and surround the wire framev because of their soft and flexible character, and thereby completely encase and envelope it and prevent it from scratching highly polished or finished sur- In F ignre 2 the thrums 2 have Vbeen locked with the wire when it is twisted, but it is desired to emphasize that as many `strands 2 are employed between .each one of vgenerally as l for receiving and carrying the the cross-bar 5 which may be attached as at y 5a to the main frame l. In the illustration showntlie cross-bar 5 is in the nature of a diainetrical member extending across the circular frame 1. However, it will of course be understood that the main frame l mayV assume a rectangular, triangular or other form than circular by Simply bending the same into the desired shape. Nevertheless, the cross-bar 5 in every case will serve to assist in bracing the structure and at the same time provide means for securing an attaching tab 6 in position.

The said attaching tabpreferably consists of aplurality of individual circular members 7 of the same character as the thrums 2 and may each be tied at their middle portion onto the cross-bar 5 asindicated at S. In that way the free end portions may be securely held together by suitable rows of stitches 9 thereby leaving the closed ends of the circular members 7 at the upper en-d of the tab and presenting no raw or unfinished edges. Obviously, the tab 6 may b-e made of any desired number of strands 7 and thereby be made of any desired width, and in event the width of the tab is not equal to the length of the cross-bar 5 the latter may be encircled or enveloped by separate strands of fabric which may be wrapped th-ereabout as indicated at l1. K

`With this type of tab it will be seen that the mop may be readily and conveniently attached to any of the standard forms of mopola-mps.

From the foregoing it will be appa-rent that the present invention aims to provide a mop consisting of a plurality of circula-r thrum elements which are crowded between a pair of wires constituting a main frame prior to the twisting of the latter in such a way as to form a casing for the wire and form a super-abundant body for the mop. Also the manner of bracing the frame and securing the attaching tab thereto is another feature of the invention which is found to be practical and useful in service.

IVithout further description it is thought lthat the features and advantages of the iinprovement will be readily 'apparent to those skilled in the art and it will of course be understod that changes in the form, proportion and minor details of construction, may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention or scope of the appended claims.

I Claim:

l. A mop consisting of a looped main frame comprising separate wires having a plurality of endless circular thrums crowded thereon and locked to the frame by twisting the wires, a cross-bar secured to the frame, and a tab secured to said cross-bar adapted to be engaged by a mop holder.

2. A mop consisting of a body including a main frame and a fabric mop-body, a cross-bar carried by the frame, and a fabric attaching tab secured to said cross-bar and consisting of a plurality of individual circular members tied onto the cross-bar at their medial portions, and stitches for securing the members together.

3. A mop consisting of a looped main frame carrying a fabric mop body, a cross bar carried by the frame, and a flexible fabric tab secured tosaid cross bar and adapted to be engaged by a mop holder.

4. A mop consisting of a body including a main frame comprising separate wires and a plurality of separate individual, endless, circular fabric thrums crowded thereon and locked to the frame by twisting the wires whereby said thrums encase the frame and also provide a fabric mop-body including a plurality of double strand thrums.

5. A mop structure. comprising a frame member, a plurality of separate circular endn -less fabric elements mounted thereon in intimate contact with each other, and means cooperating withsaid frame member to secure the fabric elements thereon against relative movement along the frame member, said frame member and securing means bei-ng encased by the fabric elements.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

CLYDE NELSON JUSTICE. lVitnesses S. ELLIOTT, IVALTER THOMAS. 

